You know the type of guy that won't dance unless he's had at least three beers at a wedding reception? Well, he wouldn't have needed the three beers for this concert. And, frankly, there weren't a lot of "need three beers to dance" type o' guys at the concert, knowwhatimean?
In the press release announcing the "Confessions on a Dance Floor" tour, Madonna (or more likely her publicist) is quoted as saying: “I’m going to turn the world into one big dance floor.”
This is no lie. From beginning (she burst onto stage from a cat walk in a giant glitter ball that was lowered like the one in Times Square on New Year's Eve) to end (20,000 people dancing to Hung Up, a great song from her new album) -- this concert was a dance party to make Danny Tario (and all the Solid Gold dancers) quite jealous. High Energy Concert + Low Maintenance Friends = One Great Time.
The one thing most people may have heard about this show (out of context)is the part where Madonna is crucified on a glittering cross before singing "Live to Tell." For this, she is getting "crucified" (ha ha! get it???) by the religious right. The imagery in this number included photographs of children in Africa and was actually a statement about what AIDS and other ills are doing to an entire continent.
I'm fairly certain that if Jesus walked the earth today, he would be much, much more concerned with Africa than he would be about clammering in the press about what Madonna is doing on a concert tour. Can many "religious" conservatives say the same? Focus, people.
After the concert we were tipped off by a friend about a small dance club with a great DJ. Wally was quite popular here, with many trying to "cop a grind" from his well-placed perch on The Box. These affections were not unappreciated, even if not reciprocated!
We had high expectations for this concert, and Madonna did not disappont.
Who wants to GET TOGETHER and do this again?
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